Alembic Mark King Signature Deluxe 4 Buckeye Burl Bass | CME Gear Demo | Marc Najjar

Another extraordinary Alembic made its way to the CME BASSment, and Marc took no hesitation to take this beast of a bass on a wild ride.
Perhaps one of the finest basses to come through our doors, this medium-scale masterpiece (as made for Level 42's Mark King) boasts some of truly impeccable details. From the beautiful buckeye burl top and back, to the purpleheart fingerboard with side-dot LEDs, to signature electronics, brass nut and premium Alembic hardware, this is one for bass aficionados to feast their eyes and ears on! Take a listen to this stunner in action during a killer Grateful Dead homage-in true Alembic spirit!
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Riffs:
"Love Games" by Level 42 (0:00)
"Something About You" by Level 42 (3:02)
"Help on the Way" by the Grateful Dead (4:12)
Gear Used:
Alembic Mark King Deluxe 4 Buckeye Burl Top/Back Purpleheart Fingerboard
Alembic Further Guitar
Form Factor BI400 400W Head
Form Factor 1B12-8 1x12 Ceramic Bass Speaker
Tone King Sky King 35W 1x12 Combo Brown
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[@slatergrae9103]

For the low, low price of your MORTAL SOUL

[@rickb1266]

I have a 1987 Alembic Spoiler bass that can pretty much get any sound you want. Yes, they are expensive but they have a look and sound that will last a lifetime!

[@blackburn1111]

first time I saw an Alembic was Stanley Clarke's bass on display at the African American History Museum in DC. I had never heard of the brand at that point. I'm not a bass player but I was immediately struck by how well made it looked. the woodwork, inlays, all the mechanics on the headstock, it all looked so masterfully done.

[@arontal]

Absolutely love the fact that the background track when you’re describing the bass is someone playing Phil Lesh’s line from Help On The Way.

[@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465]

Phil !

[@metelegerald]

That was no joke the coolest cover you guys have done, Help On The Way!!!

[@rickb1266]

Thanks for continuing to demo Alembic basses!

[@Charlesbakowski]

Woah.... I was wondering where you've been. Worth the wait! The holy grail of basses.

[@angelloretto]

Ron Jeremy can slap for real.......

[@chiptransistor2381]

ya get a bigger shirt or drop weight. This is a 100 dollar bass player playing a 10,000 dollar bass. They can't get a better player to demo? I want to hear "return to forever" not "return to the buffet for a fifth plate"

[@strangernajjar]

Chip transistor i bet you're a blast at parties. ;-)

[@alexburton4113]

that aint cool to be talking bad about ma boi like that man

[@stewartross13]

fuck off with that shit. Marc can play and I dig his style. Seems like a really nice guy.

[@fernandoburiasco6590]

@@chiptransistor2381 you're so mean,......can you pay that bass sir?,....yeah sureeee.........what evaaaaaaa....

[@v1ncepupp1o7]

I knew i heard that bassline throughout the video! The guitar reminds me of wolf! Beautiful basses, great video thanks! ❤️

[@BrooksysBassCorner]

A selection of Alembics... what's not to like and love!! Nice one!

[@jeffjacobson59]

The price? Lol. Hey, if you got it, flaunt it!!

[@fl0yd_235]

I'm just happy it's in tune

[@huskvarsm]

love games by the awesome level 42 well done man.

[@jonnygarf9755]

Listened to this then listened to Level 42 Love Games. Gotta love this guy for trying.

[@lasteffect]

that love games riff... is money

[@terrycapewell1717]

I have had my MK standard for 21 years, bought it at Rudy Music Stop on 169W 48th Street NY and brought it back to the UK. No question about it, THE best bass I have ever owned although it is a trifle heavy at 13lbs !. Bubinga top, maple accent laminates, mahogany body wings and the same electronics as the one showcased here. I went one step further and have front red LED's installed by Martin Sims in the UK who can do it without removing the fingerboard! Party on !

[@matthewcurtiss7557]

I think that's the brightest bass tone I've ever heard

[@marcelopower6148]

Beautiful demo!

[@argafro]

i give like because Help Is On The Way!

[@kindnick58]

help on the way... nice!

[@matthewcragg3607]

Beautiful playing gentlemen!

[@sethheron-vanta1383]

I think you meant, aloha everybody. Mahalo means thanks or thank you!! I have one of these basses. Mine is in a Quilted Maple. Great neck and fret board!!! Really nice basses!!!

[@forrestmark805]

The dead cover was sick

[@richardgordon9939]

i can only dream of owning one of those

[@dwayneelizondomountaindewh1465]

3:29 could also be Lovely day by Bill Withers. Rock on, I was just playing that the other day too !. Grateful minds bro !. The Alembic sounds great for that Phil tone.

[@alexburton4113]

love the sound of alembics.

Lovely

[@2121toso]

Beautiful instruments. Great demo. Wish I could afford one. Wonderful Dead demo. Those Alembics sound great. Great playing!

[@Phillyfast]

I dig all the CME bass vids but this one is my fav as a big Deadhead. Love this bass and the guitar too!

[@chicagomusicexchange]

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[@Crushin123]

chip transistor ...tuff karate keyboarding there...and a big mouth. Classy. Nice playing and amazing basses/guitar in the video. Never played an Alembic but they look and sound amazing. My talent would never do one justice though. Cheers.

[@ArmAMajor]

It is called a MK Deluxe, but it doesn't sound like a series II bass that Mark Kink played on. Still an awesome bass though! :)

[@detlevgebers]

Chicago? Wow! Looks like real good music store. Is Mark King and Level 42 well known in the USA?Very good playing by the way!

[@bassmusicman2034]

Soooooooo nice

[@philguitar1]

As much as i appreciate the beautiful craftmanship of Alembic basses, i still think that the JayDee supernatural 1 MK with Saturn fingerboard inlays is the best sounding bass Mark King has ever used. Just my humble opinion, sorry to offend anyone!

[@martinheath5947]

Fresh light gauge strings would be pretty much essential for the Mark King sound

[@snuffdogg22]

Fellow tuba/bass player! Go bottom end!

[@NothingHereButMe]

I don't understand all the hate on this guy. I thought his playing was great. Plus, I'd like to see you do better

[@strangernajjar]

Luke Walker :-)

[@holdencaustic]

Luke Walker - he plays good with a pick, the purpose of these videos is to demo sale models- it’s not a contest- or an instructional video- ignore the haters, enjoy the equipmemt

[@Yodelinthegully.-]

Luke Walker Because they’re jealous they’re not getting the attention. Instead of the whiners making their own videos, they choose to be lazy.

[@glaurung666]

@@strangernajjar I read "Luke Skywalker", lol.

[@danielramireshenriques9901]

What is this eletric guitar model?

[@THEBEATPOETS1]

Stunning Instruments, how much is the MK Deluxe thanks ?

[@strangernajjar]

SPIRAL that particular one sold for around $14k. We have another stunning one in the works with Amboyna Burl...

[@THEBEATPOETS1]

okay thanks

[@visog]

GD tribute is pretty

[@ramon709]

The MK sig Alembic is a 100% marketing bass. MK himself played on a Series II bass that sounds way different than this Alembic. Any Alembic is great, but you can basically get the same sound with a 'cheap' Persuader/Spoiler Alembic, you don't need a 8K $ MK sig for that.

[@See-what-is]

Keep practicing!

[@Partybob1]

3:03 Allan Woody lookalike footage

[@cmatt7453]

Do you relic guitars?

[@aussiecoastie72]

Gorgeous basses… Sadly , one I will never own 😂

[@NorskGamer1]

Can you do a piano demo.

[@mackymaca]

I like the Clarke models more, but that Dead jam was superb.

[@MrAlloy70]

mark king never played this model he played a series 2 alembic point body 32inch inch scale alembic bass it sounded completly different to this so called signature deluxe modelmJust saying☺

[@RisvoldTheGreat]

25k a bass 28 if you want custom options

[@Jakeman90210]

you can get a 70s one for the low low price of $5k

[@claymationwaves]

these guys are standbys for wilco lol

[@shaalis]

Alembic's website looks like it's from 2003.

[@shaalis]

And the guitar didn't sound set up. Lot of buzz. But man they are soooo pretty. Alembic really does some incredible work.

[@Funkstar124]

hmmm. nice playing but not got the Love Games riff nailed.

[@triv7252]

he's no Mark King is he?

[@strangernajjar]

Big T there's only one.

[@markhawksford785]

who is?

[@ripley4726]

He could of at least done the Jack hammer :)

[@GGGG-si3jr]

He is a mark

[@Mr-Keyes]

I hope he has insurance on that thumb !

[@philipchurchill6508]

looks like it has gone mouldy

[@danpaduck]

I don't understand the trolls on this either. I thought it was a cool demo.

[@heyitsDevriss]

Do you guys ever do a bass demo without slapping?

[@JennaDearest]

They've done several I think. Mostly some vintage stuff. It makes sense that they'd feature at least a little slapping though.

[@HafidhMusic]

I don't understand why there are some people hate slap bass that much. Every people has their own style, and I am sure there's a lot people out there want to hear the slap sound on every bass too, especially for this "Mark King" Alembic Bass.

[@WalrusDoom]

Who buys these things? Absurd prices

[@february690]

Wolves you get what you pay for

[@WalrusDoom]

Calvin D that's true until you get to that price point of utterly diminished returns

[@RastaSaiyaman]

The only negative thing I can say is that once again, here's Jerry Garcia tribute guitar and it's being played with a bloodless clean tone. Sure, I understand that that's the way Jerry played but why is there nobody who for the heck of it plays one through a cooking Marshall and show how the Wolf can howl?

[@guyfawkes8873]

Nope they're not :D Johnny Mørch from Denmark started building customs half a year before them :b They started their mod shop before he opened up tho.

[@daftdoggo7662]

Meme

[@user-lr3tk7du9f]

rly?? just 2/4 screws... elite basses, yep kzbin.info/www/bejne/j52mq4ymp5JsbrMm51s but in general looks great

[@karsaurlong]

Notification quad where you at?

[@Scubadog_]

Pretty sure there's more than 4 of us here.

[@RSTI191]

Bass sounds thin..

[@frankb4250]

Do you really need that many options on a guitar? there's 5 extra switches on it.. it looks like that guitar has acne.

[@fhurley8447]

Ruined a great bass line

[@ronwesterduin2471]

Apart from the looks it doesnt sound that great actually. For that amount of money you can have a bass that is way better.

[@derekheckler8225]

like the look not the sound

[@Intenzity]

Yea, awesome. $10,000 Bass....$10 Bass player...

[@strangernajjar]

Intenzity c'mon, I'm worth at least $20

[@MB57]

Ugly bass, tone & human. I hate burl. Just awful. Finish is a disaster. Play my bass in the dark? Never. I would absolutely never want to own it (joking, so jealous). Lovely bass, nice playing!